HOME IMPROVEMENT READ Sanjay will tile the floor of his closet with square tiles that are 1 foot on each side. The closet is 5 feet by 3 feet. How many tiles will Sanjay need? PLAN • What is the problem asking you to find? The number of. • What do you need to know to solve the problem? The length is and the width is Each square tile has a side length of • How can you solve the problem? You can use the formula A= E'CHECK Make a diagram. 172 LESSON 17 Sanjay needs BOLVE Fill in the length and width in the formula. Multiply. A X It will take The rectangle shows. Each Sanjay will need tiles to cover it the closet. square represents 1 Divide a rectangle into 5 equal columns and 3 equal rows. 5 feet to find the area. so it covers 1 square foot. equal squares. tiles for his closet. 3 feet​